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We calculate an experience's ranking score using a multi-factor data model instead of a raw data average (mean). This model takes into account several important questions. For instance - is there a trusted body of reviews? What is the age of a review and is the review from a credible source?
Below you'll find details around some of the important factors that went into calculating the ranking score for Collingwood Holiday Park.
If you have any questions or comments about our ranking score calculation please get in touch at info@rankers.co.nz. We don't believe this is perfect or complete so we're always interested in ways we might make improvements.
Collingwood Holiday Park
Valid Reviews
56 Valid Reviews
The Collingwood Holiday Park experience has a total of 58 reviews. There are 56 valid reviews that are included when calculating the ranking score and 2 invalid reviews that are excluded from the calculation. Reviews can be excluded only when a reviewer is not verified or after an investigation by our team determines the reviewer is not genuine.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 56 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 21 |
|
38% |
| 9/10 | 16 |
|
29% |
| 8/10 | 11 |
|
20% |
| 7/10 | 3 |
|
5% |
| 6/10 | 3 |
|
5% |
| 5/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 4/10 | 1 |
|
2% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 1 |
|
2% |
86.79% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Collingwood Holiday Park valid reviews is 86.79% and is based on 56 valid reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here as a comparison to the weighted average.
Face-to-Face Reviews
17 Face-to-Face Reviews
The Rankers team meets with travellers while they’re in New Zealand and conducts face-to-face surveys. These reviews, in our opinion, are the most trusted in the industry and represent a critical control sample. To our knowledge, we are the only travel review website in the world that has gone to this extent.
More about face-to-face reviews
Within the 56 valid reviews, the experience has 17 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 17 face-to-face reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 3 |
|
18% |
| 9/10 | 3 |
|
18% |
| 8/10 | 5 |
|
29% |
| 7/10 | 2 |
|
12% |
| 6/10 | 3 |
|
18% |
| 5/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 4/10 | 1 |
|
6% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
78.24% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Collingwood Holiday Park face-to-face reviews is 78.24% and is based on 17 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.
Weighted Average
93.58%
Rankers calculates a weighted mean as a base average on which we can improve. Individual review's ratings are given a weight based on several factors. The weight of a review determines the overall impact it'll have on the final weighted average.
Recent reviews have more weight as they are more relevant and reflect the experience as it currently operates. Over time reviews become less relevant and loose their impact on the ranking score.
Low rating reviews carry slightly less weight. This dampens the effect of very low ratings for every experience across the board. This is especially important when the experience has few reviews overall and a single negative rating can grossly mischaracterise an experience. Consistent poor reviews will still result in the experience receiving a comparitively low ranking score.
Credible sources provide reviews that can be trusted. If we have verified a reviewer is genuine via a face-to-face meeting then the review carries additional weight.
| Reviewer | Rating | Age | Relative Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| EI | 10/10 | 21 days | 100% |
| Kingyclan | 9/10 | 326 days | 93% |
| Jane | 9/10 | 387 days | 91% |
| Chloe | 10/10 | 418 days | 90% |
| Vanda | 10/10 | 632 days | 77% |
| Christian Wood | 10/10 | 691 days | 73% |
| CB | 7/10 | 691 days | 68% |
| Bayart | 9/10 | 691 days | 72% |
| RR | 10/10 | 722 days | 70% |
| Florian | 10/10 | 752 days | 68% |
| M&G Papamoa | 10/10 | 1025 days | 41% |
| Scott Lindique | 10/10 | 1056 days | 39% |
| Carlos. Christchurch | 10/10 | 1087 days | 36% |
| Graeme | 8/10 | 1362 days | 17% |
| Laz. | 8/10 | 1362 days | 17% |
| Kumar | 1/10 | 1390 days | 6% |
| Clive | 9/10 | 1421 days | 14% |
| Paul Smith | 9/10 | 2121 days | 4% |
| Stephen Lindsay | 9/10 | 2397 days | 4% |
| Colin Petherbridge | 9/10 | 2498 days | 3% |
| Geart-Jan Benedictus | 8/10 | 2521 days | 3% |
| Blu Ice | 10/10 | 2566 days | 3% |
| Matt | 10/10 | 2761 days | 3% |
| Freddy Gates | 8/10 | 2799 days | 3% |
| Dave Kitson | 10/10 | 2817 days | 3% |
| Francis Williams | 10/10 | 2880 days | 3% |
| Paul Miller | 9/10 | 3197 days | 2% |
| Ives van Neck | 10/10 | 3203 days | 2% |
| Jean marc Daubenfeld | 10/10 | 3242 days | 2% |
| Steffen and Johannes | 8/10 | 3267 days | 2% |
| Scott Brooks | 10/10 | 3501 days | 2% |
| Sarrob Sarrob | 9/10 | 3553 days | 1% |
| Martin Bakker | 9/10 | 3612 days | 1% |
| Mark Angell | 9/10 | 3622 days | 1% |
| Chrissy Clements | 9/10 | 3673 days | 1% |
| Sunny Sailing | 9/10 | 3827 days | 1% |
| Brita Topp | 8/10 | 3888 days | 1% |
| Sarah | 7/10 | 3927 days | 1% |
| Sanne Sprogoe Borgaa | 10/10 | 3959 days | 1% |
| Lars Borgaa | 8/10 | 3959 days | 1% |
| Huang Wai | 9/10 | 3966 days | 1% |
| Elin Andersson | 8/10 | 3978 days | 1% |
| Elin Paulssen | 9/10 | 3978 days | 1% |
| GARRYBLOWER | 10/10 | 4009 days | 1% |
| Collacott | 9/10 | 4298 days | 0% |
| Owen Dunning | 6/10 | 4653 days | 1% |
| Katrin | 10/10 | 4671 days | 1% |
| aardvark | 8/10 | 4923 days | 1% |
| Marjan Van Den Braak | 7/10 | 5016 days | 1% |
| Waitson | 8/10 | 5016 days | 1% |
| inda Hall | 8/10 | 5040 days | 1% |
| Lorena | 10/10 | 5408 days | 1% |
| Norbert Hainz | 4/10 | 5421 days | 0% |
| helennz | 6/10 | 5424 days | 1% |
| Mr & Mrs Sage | 10/10 | 5425 days | 1% |
| Barry Treve | 6/10 | 5721 days | 1% |
Adjustments
Several adjustments to the weighted average are added to improve relevancy and credibility. These adjustments apply equally to all experiences that meet the criteria.
Sample Size Adjustment
No Adjustment
A reasonable number of reviews are necessary in order for the average to be credible and for an experience to take a prime position within the ranking tables. As such, experiences with only a few reviews have a moderated score. This does not mean that the experience or the reviews can't be trusted. The Collingwood Holiday Park experience has plenty of reviews and does not meet the criteria for any adjustment.
Recent Reviews Adjustment
-0.10% Adjustment
There may be an adjustment if this experience hasn't received any reviews within the last 43 days. However the Collingwood Holiday Park experience does not meet the criteria for any adjustment.
In addition, an experience's ranking score may be adjusted for each day there is no new ranking. After 1 day the adjustment comes into effect. The maximum number of days that can be adjusted for is 200 days. Due to the seasonal nature of many businesses, this adjustment is applied dynamically throughout the year.
The Collingwood Holiday Park experience has been adjusted for 5 days. Adjustments are according to the following table.
| Days | Adjustment |
|---|---|
| … | … |
| 2 | -0.04% |
| 3 | -0.06% |
| 4 | -0.08% |
| 5 | -0.10% |
| 6 | -0.12% |
| 7 | -0.14% |
| 8 | -0.16% |
| … | … |
Balancing Adjustment
0.58% Adjustment
Every experience's review score is adjusted to balance out the disproportional number of negative reviews that are contributed.
You won't be surprised to learn that disgruntled customers are more likely to leave a review than happy ones. They are motivated to share their experience and warn others. We consider this a good thing and it's why reading the reviews is important. However we've learned it can misrepresent the experience in a more overall sense.
We apply a balancing adjustment to counteract this effect and ensure the ranking score is a more fair representation of the experience. This adjustment is applied equally to all experiences.
Final Ranking Score
93%
The final ranking score once any adjustments, ratings, and rounding has been applied. This value is recalculated each day and a short rolling average is applied. Therefore it may not be precisely accurate based on the other values presented.